R&J Literary Devices

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"Parting is such sweet sorrow"

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Oxymoron

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Romeo's line: 'Shall I hear more or shall I speak at his?'

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Literary Device: Aside

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Literary device in: 'Hence will I to my ghostly father’s cell, His help to crave and my dear hap to tell.'

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Couplet

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Shakespeare's metaphor: Juliet as the sun

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Extended Metaphor

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Dancing shoes vs. soul of lead

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Pun

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Dramatic irony in Act II: Mercutio thinks Romeo loves...

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Rosaline

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Juliet's quote about a rose

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Romeo's last name doesn't affect his character

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Opening of a story

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Prologue

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Two rhyming lines

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Couplet

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Humorous moment or character on stage

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Comic Relief